Service Pack

autocad_mep_suite_2009_update2_win_32bit.exe

autocad_mep_suite_2009_update2_win_64bit.exe

The following defects have been fixed in AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 2

Duct

• Duct Sizing should more accurately produce the correct size in metric units.

Electrical

• The Load property on Devices will now schedule the loads of each phase instead of only phase 1.
• Object Snaps on scaled Devices will now behave more consistently.
• Devices which contain annotation will produce an image in the Property Palette which matches the image in the Select a Style dialog

Pipe

• Using grips to modify a Pipe layout during a Reference Edit session no longer causes disconnections in the pipe layout.
• AutoLayout should not produce overlapping pipe segments when connection two existing pipes to each other.

Tool Palettes

• Multi-view Part tools will respect Part Size Name when executed.

Miscellaneous

• Invalid Enum Map String message is no longer encountered when using the MvPartModify command on a multi-view part which does not exist in the active catalog.

The following defects were fixed with AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 1 and are also fixed in AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 2:

Catalog editor

• Unable to Write Check Permissions error occurs when copy and paste parts into the same catalog.

Duct

• Duct sizing does not always provide the expected size when using Metric units

Electrical

• Power Totals tool does not always state the correct load.

Pipe

• Pipe segments will be offset from each other when using justification which is not Center/Center.
• Insulation will not be applied to pipe fittings when using the match properties.
• In some instances pipe object are not visible until a regenerate is performed.

MvPart

• Invalid Enum Map String error when using MvPartModify on a multi-view part created via MvPartConvert command.

System

• AutoCAD warning message when saving an External Reference.

General Updates to AutoCAD Architecture

The following defects have been fixed in AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Update 2

Annotation scaling

• Multi-view blocks inserted from user created tools did not scale properly when used in subsequent drawings or sessions.

Drawing management

• Projects created from project templates did not inherit the correct sheet storage location property.
• Projects created from project templates did not inherit sheet subset storage location information.
• The application would occasionally crash when creating project details.

GBXML

• Surfaces belonging to different walls would export with the same CadObjectId.

IFC

• Spaces, railings, footings, and column objects might be exported with an incorrect object type identifier in some localized releases.
• Half spaces would be imported as large modifiers.
• Slab fascias and soffits would not properly export in some localized releases.
• Level and elevation info would be created in reverse order when an IFC file was imported into a project.
• Material sets applied to walls of type "Shared" would not export correctly.

Schedules

• The schedule quantity column evaluated property values without first applying the property data format.

Wall objects and opening endcaps

• Certain endcap configurations might cause walls to disappear in 3d isometric views.
• Some walls might not draw completely at a locked z elevation.
• Using "Add selected" for anchored doors, openings, and windows could cause an application crash in some circumstances.
• Walls might fail to clean up properly across xrefs if the host drawing used different drawing units than the xref.

Miscellaneous

• Tooltips would appear for AutoCAD entities even when ROLLOVERTIPS was set to zero.
• Saving a drawing to the 2004 file format would take an exccessive amount of time.
• Export to AutoCAD might cause an application crash in some circumstances.

The following defects were fixed with AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Update 2:

AModeler

• The application might crash when cutting or refreshing sections or elevations containing certain structural members.

Drawing Management

• For localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture, callouts and labels would occasionally fail to resolve when dropping views.
• The application might crash when viewing the external references of a project drawing that was resaved as a different project drawing type.
• It was not possible to drag a project entity from one file to another when hardware acceleration was enabled, if the host drawing did not use the 2d wireframe visual style.
• The application might crash when plotting immediately after cancelling a previous plot job.

IFC

• Fillet radii would not be imported reliably for certain parameteric profiles.
• Parametric profiles without voids would not be imported reliably.
• Spaces with clipping and holes would not import reliably.
• Wall styles would not be reliably converted and mapped on import.
• Curtain walls might not be import properly on localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture.

GBXML

• gbXMLspan would export a value 1000 times too large for AirChangesPerHour in metric drawings.

OMF

• The application would occasionally crash on shutdown.

Wall Objects

• The face of a wall might not draw correctly in isometric view for certain endcap configurations.

Display System

• Autodesk Civil 3D users could end up with a style referencing a non-existent hatch.

Miscellaneous

• Memory would not be released to Windows when closing a drawing.

General Updates to AutoCAD

The following defects have also been fixed:

3D Navigation Tools

• When you use the ViewCube in some drawings, AutoCAD freezes.
  .NET API
• If you create a wipeout object through .NET API, a fatal error may occur.

Annotation Scaling

• The scale of annotative text changes when you use LISP entmod() to change the properties of the annotative text.

Attributes

• When a drawing contains xrefs, the -ATTEDIT command fails.

Autodesk Buzzsaw

• In the File Navigation dialog box, when you use the Add a Buzzsaw location shortcut option, AutoCAD crashes.

Blocks

• When you copy and paste a dynamic block, associative hatches do not work.
• After you redefine a block definition, associative hatches in dynamic blocks display incorrectly.
• When you open a drawing, a polyline in a block may have a very large width.
• After you open a drawing, some dynamic blocks lose their dynamic properties.

Data Extraction

• Data Extraction cannot finish operations in some cases.
• The Data Extraction Combine Record Mode > Sum values option does not work correctly.

DGN Support

• When you import some DGN files, AutoCAD crashes.

DIM

• If alternate units is on and you edit dimension text, the alternate units text is duplicated.

Export a Layout to Model Space

• If .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 is installed and you use the EXPORTLAYOUT command on some layouts, AutoCAD may stop responding.

External Reference ESW

• The FIND command performs slowly when you search for text.

Groups

• Rollover highlighting does not go away.

Hatch

• When you bind a drawing with an xref that contains annotative hatches, AutoCAD crashes.

Hide/Shade

• When you use the HIDE command with a drawing that contains text, some objects may not be hidden.

Image

• When you attach a corrupted raster image to a drawing, AutoCAD crashes.

Layer

• When you zoom to a locked viewport, the Layer palette updates

Layouts

• When you attempt to switch layouts in drawings, an Out of Memory crash may occur.

Materials

• When you import a 3DS file with texture, AutoCAD may crash.

Menu Browser

• Some menu macros do not work.

Multileader (mleader)

• Mleader custom arrowheads are not brought over to the drawing from the Tool palette.

Multiline Text (mtext)

• When you edit mtext in a viewport, it may be duplicated in other viewports.

Open/Save

• Osnaps on polylines and mesh objects do not work correctly.

Plot

• When you plot upside-down, an OLE object does not plot correctly.
• A drawing that contains hatches and gradients may plot slowly.
• When plot area is set to View, AutoCAD LT may crash.

Publish

• When you attempt to publish multiple sheets with PUBLISHCOLLATE=1, only the first sheet of the set is plotted.

Quick Properties

• When you edit multiple mtext objects through the Quick Properties palette, AutoCAD crashes.

RECOVER

• When you render some drawings, AutoCAD runs out of memory.

Ribbon

• If the ribbon is displayed and you select portions of a mtext object that contains multiple formats, the mtext object becomes distorted.

Selection

• When you select objects in groups, AutoCAD may crash.

Tables

• When you edit text with space before or after the text within a table cell, AutoCAD crashes.

Text

• When you move text to a new position within a drawing, it disappears.

Tool Palette

• When you attempt to edit the properties of multiple Tool Palette tools, an Out of Memory crash may occur.

Known Issues with This Update

• After installing this update you may receive a "Error Code: 3010" message incorrectly claiming that the update failed. You can verify this by viewing installed updates through the Windows control panel.
• After you apply this update, you may experience the following ribbon customization-related problems:

An Incorrect or Missing Ribbon Tab

• Known Issue: When you display a ribbon tab from a partial or Enterprise CUI file, on the ribbon, the ribbon tab displays incorrectly or is missing.
• Workaround: To correctly display a ribbon tab, recreate the workspace used to display the ribbon tab from scratch. Do not duplicate or attempt to update the workspace. Once you create a new workspace, set the workspace current. The ribbon tab should display correctly.
• For a partial CUI file, before you add a ribbon tab to a workspace, use the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor to change the customization group name of the file. The customization group name is represented by the uppermost node of the tree in the Customization In pane.

A Blank Image for a Command

• Known Issue: On a ribbon panel, the image associated with a command defined in the Command List pane displays as a blank icon.
• Workaround: To recreate a ribbon command item on a ribbon panel, delete it. Then, from the Command List pane, add the command to the ribbon panel.

Download the AutoCAD MEP 2009 Product Update 1 32-Bit Here

Download the AutoCAD MEP 2009 Product Update 1 64-Bit Here

Primary Issues Resolved by This Update
General Updates to AutoCAD MEP
The following issues have been fixed in AutoCAD MEP 2009 Update 1:

Catalog Editor

• Unable to Write Check Permissions error occurs when copy and paste parts into the same catalog.

Duct

• Duct sizing does not always provide the expected size when using Metric units

Electrical

• Power Totals tool does not always state the correct load.

Pipe

• Pipe segments will be offset from each other when using justification which is not Center/Center.
• Insulation will not be applied to pipe fittings when using the match properties.
• In some instances pipe object are not visible until a regenerate is performed.

MvPart

• Invalid Enum Map String error when using MvPartModify on a multi-view part created via MvPartConvert command.

System

• AutoCAD warning message when saving an External Reference.

Problems in AutoCAD MEP Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility
As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed. Updates have been made in the following feature areas:

• External Reference (xref) Editing
• Device Selection
• Project Navigator
• Multi-View Part Modify
• Opening Legacy drawings

General Updates to AutoCAD Architecture
The following issues have been fixed in AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Update 1:

AModeler

• The application might crash when cutting or refreshing sections or elevations containing certain structural members.

Drawing Management

• For localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture, callouts and labels would occasionally fail to resolve when dropping views onto sheets.
• The application might crash when viewing the external references of a project drawing that was resaved as a different project drawing type.
• It was not possible to drag a project entity from one file to another when hardware acceleration was enabled, if the host drawing did not use the 2d wireframe visual style.
• The application might crash when plotting immediately after cancelling a previous plot job.

IFC

• Fillet radii would not be imported reliably for certain parameteric profiles.
• Parametric profiles without voids would not be imported reliably.
• Spaces with clipping and holes would not import reliably.
• Wall styles would not be reliably converted and mapped on import.
• Curtain walls might not be import properly on localized versions of AutoCAD Architecture.

GBXML

• gbXML would export a value 1000 times too large for AirChangesPerHour in metric drawings.

OMF

• The application would occasionally crash on shutdown.

Wall Objects

• The face of a wall might not draw correctly in isometric view for certain endcap configurations.

Display System

• Autodesk Civil 3D users could end up with a style referencing a non-existent hatch.

Miscellaneous

• Memory would not be released to Windows when closing a drawing.

Problems in AutoCAD Architecture Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility
As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed. Updates have been made in the following feature areas:

• 3D Visual Styles
• Annotation Scaling
• External References (xref) palette
• Raster Images
• Partial Open
• Plot
• Properties Palette
• Hatch
• Remote text (rtext)

General Updates to AutoCAD

The following issues have also been fixed:

.NET API

• When a .NET function with a LispFunction attribute has the return type as object, an exception is thrown in AutoCAD.

Annotation Scaling

• A drawing that contains a large number of anonymous blocks and copies of annotative entities created in AutoCAD 2007, or an earlier release, opens slowly in AutoCAD 2009.
• A scale is infinitely enumerated when you insert a drawing that contains the same scale as a block or an external reference (xref).

Attributes

• When you attempt to display a tooltip of a multiline text (mtext) attribute that contains 281 characters or more, AutoCAD crashes.
• When you move a block using an insertion grip, mtext attributes move incorrectly.
• When the default value of an mtext attribute in a block contains a field, you cannot edit the attribute text to replace the field with other data.

Blocks

• When you insert or redefine a block that contains attributes on a locked layer, AutoCAD crashes.
• When you change the scale of a block through the Properties Palette, an attribute displays incorrectly.

Export a Layout to Model Space
When you export a layout to model space the following occurs:

• The linetype scale changes.
• Dimension arrowheads do not display.
• Text does not rotate correctly.
• Drawing properties are lost.

External Reference ESW

• The External References palette does not display when auto-hidden and used with the XREF or IMAGE commands are used.

Hatch

• When you recreate a hatch boundary, it consists of separate line segments rather than a closed polyline.

Hide/Shade

• When you plot, objects in an xref are not correctly hidden.

Menu Browser

• You cannot access the menu browser in a non-English version of AutoCAD using the shortcut Alt+Key.

Multileader (mleader)

• When created on a rotated UCS, a multileader does not respect POLAR or ORTHO settings.

Multiline Text (mtext)

• When you drag and drop a drawing while the In-Place Text Editor is active, AutoCAD crashes.
• When some of the values in the In-Place Text Editor are changed, AutoCAD crashes.
• Some mtext objects with double byte characters display as a single line.

Open/Save

• When you attempt to save a file with a long file name, AutoCAD may crash.
• When you drag and drop a file from Windows Explorer into the AutoCAD title bar while in Single Document Interface (SDI) mode, AutoCAD may crash.
• When you attempt to open multiple files from Windows Explorer, only the first selected file opens.

Partial Open

• When the OPENPARTIAL system variable is set to 1, if you use the PURGE command, drawings may become corrupted.

Plot

• When you plot upside-down, an OLE object does not plot correctly.

Property Palette

• In the Properties palette, the Dimension Style control may display an incorrect dimension style name.

Publish

• In the Publish dialog box, the Publish To setting always defaults to DWF format even if you select a different setting.

Quick Properties

• When you change the theme of your operating system while running AutoCAD and then click the Quick Properties window, AutoCAD crashes.

RECOVER

• When you open some valid drawings, you are prompted to use the RECOVER command.

Render

• When you use the RENDER command with certain drawings that contain textured object, AutoCAD crashes.

Ribbon

• When acad.CUI is loaded as a partial CUI, some buttons in the multiline text (mtext) ribbon contextual tab fail.
• On a ribbon panel, you may not be able to move items between rows.
• A ribbon panel continues to display after it is removed from a ribbon tab.
• A button image used on a ribbon panel that is loaded from a resource DLL file lacks a transparent background.
• If you transfer a ribbon panel and a tab, buttons display small.
• Enterprise, main, and partial CUI files display multiple ribbon tabs in workspaces.
• You cannot control a ribbon tab when you use more than one non-AutoCAD CUI file.
• A ribbon tab and/or menu macro may not function properly when referenced from multiple CUI files.
• If you load a CUI file that references a missing BMP file, a fatal error displays.

Visual LISP

• The AutoLISP Redraw function fails to hide or highlight objects.

ZOOM

• When you zoom while inserting some blocks, AutoCAD crashes.

Known Issues with This Update
After you apply this update, you may experience the following ribbon customization-related problems:

• An Incorrect or Missing Ribbon Tab
  Known Issue: When you display a ribbon tab from a partial of Enterprise CUI file, on the ribbon, the ribbon tab displays incorrectly or is missing.
  Workaround: To correctly display a ribbon tab, recreate the workspace used to display the ribbon tab from scratch. Do not duplicate or attempt to update the workspace. Once you create a new workspace, set the workspace current. The ribbon tab should display correctly. For a partial CUI file, before you add a ribbon tab to a workspace, use the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor to change the customization group name of the file. The customization group name is represented by the uppermost node of the tree in the Customization In pane.
• A Blank Image for a Command
  Known Issue: On a ribbon panel, the image associated with a command defined in the Command List pane displays as a blank icon.
  Workaround: To recreate a ribbon command item on a ribbon panel, delete it. Then, from the Command List pane, add the command to the ribbon panel.

Click here to Download the service packAs a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed in the following areas:AutoCAD MEP 2008

• Content Builder
• Display System
• Grip editing
• Hidden Lines
• Multi-view Parts
• Schematic Lines

AutoCAD MEP Updates -Changes include the following: Electrical

• Devices and Panels with an model representation will be detected by Interference Detection if they collide with other MEP objects.
• The system filter for the Circuits property during WireAdd will update correctly.
• The connection a wire with a circuit assigned has with a device will be maintained after using the Publish command.

HVAC

• CER: Changing the connection types on a duct fitting to a flanged connection type no longer causes a fatal error.
• Flanges are now displayed on duct fittings within a model view, when the flange values are specified on the duct fittings.
• Duct fittings endcap snaps to the open end of vertical or sloped duct segments properly.

Piping

• Pipe segments copied from one pipe run to another pipe run will align properly to the new pipe run.
• Using AecConvertto3dSolid command will convert pipe fittings more successfully to 3d Solids.
• Auto-Routing pipe between two pipe connectors with an elbow using custom sizing will add the needed angle to the part to resolve the connection in the current drawing.
• When a single line pipe is being crossed multiple times by another AutoCAD MEP object at a different elevation, the hidden line gap is properly applied to the pipe.

Plumbing

• Plumbing Lines and Plumbing Fittings will continue to obey Annotation Scale after changing the drawing units and cancel the Drawing Setup dialog.

Schematics

• CER: Performing a Fillet or Join on schematic lines with schematic symbols anchored to them no longer causes a fatal error.

System

• Etransmit will no longer enter an infinite loop of prompting to save the drawing.
• CER: Grip editing the location of MEP objects with various setting combinations of Object Snaps, Snap, Ortho, Polar, Dynamic UCS and Dynamic Input settings will no longer cause a fatal error.
• CER: Erasing an inline MvPart will no longer cause a fatal error.
• CER: The adding of automatic properties to a Property Set Definition that is generated automatically when objects are added to the drawing will no longer cause a fatal error.
• Switching to the Extended Data tab in the Properties Palette with AutoCAD objects selected will no longer cause Resource Manager errors.
• CER: Part Catalogs containing the “’” symbol will no longer cause a fatal error during Catalogtest.
• CER: Saving of concurrently open drawing which contain annotative dimensions no longer cause a fatal error within Content Builder.
• CER: Parametric parts which produce an invalid solid will no longer cause a fatal error. Instead the erroneous solid will not be displayed.

AutoCAD Architecture Updates -Changes include the following:AEC Details

• Adding batting insulation with the same start and end point no longer causes a crash.

AEC Dimensions

• AEC dimension component override locations no longer reposition when opened in AutoCAD Architecture 2008.
• AEC dimensions to curtain walls now respond predictably.
• Multiple instances of dimension text are no longer move with selected text.

Annotation Scaling

• When a custom scale does not exist in the host drawing, but does in an xref, it is only imported once into the host drawing.

Camera

• CER: Producing a view from a camera snapped to geometry no longer causes a fatal error.
• CER: Adjusting a camera view in a maximized viewport no longer causes a fatal error.

Design Center

• CER: Resuming a DesignCenter insertion after starting a second command no longer causes a crash.
• Dragging and dropping AEC Content from the DesignCenter to an active model space viewport in paper space now works.

Drawing Management

• Sheets in a project can now be plotted simultaneously from multiple workstations.
• Migrating non-English projects from versions previous to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 will no longer be repathed into empty folders.
• Maximum project category path length in AutoCAD Architecture 2008 is now around 248 characters.
• CER: Fatal errors no longer occur when browsing in the Project Browser, typically with slow server connections.

Export to AutoCAD

• CER: When exporting to AutoCAD, typically with eTransmit, fatal errors no longer occur.

IFC

• IFCImport and IFCExport are now fully Ifc2x3 Certified.
• Roof Slabs are now imported with the correct style.
• Memory management enhancements now reduce memory consumption and large file import crash potential.
• Fixed error in area and volume conversion
• IFCImport and IFCExport now handle file geometry flaws better, particularly malformed
• IFC entities from non-certified programs. In order to limit data loss, it is recommended that only certified programs be used to create IFC files.
• In accordance with revised certification requirements, IFCImport and IFCExport feature improved retention of entity color settings.
• Performance has been improved for installations of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 on Microsoft Windows Vista.
• Object GUID creation has been to meet certification requirements.
• Style and MVBlock names are now numbered sequentially.
• When importing a TEKLA user model, structural members are now created.

Keynoting

• CER: Opening a DXF file that contains a sheet keynotes legend no longer causes a crash.

Schedules

• The Center option now works when tagging entities in xrefs that are not inserted at 0,0,0.
• Can now Edit Table Cell in a schedule table when the table contains a formula column.

Spaces

• Tags no longer change location when associated spaces are updated.
• CER: Importing an AutoCAD Architecture 2008 drawing in Revit Structure with AutoCAD 2006 DWG TrueView installed no longer causes a crash.
• Space evaluation now resolves through xrefs without zones.
• CER: Random crashes after space evaluation no longer occur.

Structural Members

• The Override Display Configuration Cut Plane option for Structural Members is now respected.

Walls

• Selecting a wall with a custom display representation no longer causes a crash.

Xrefs

• CER: Binding an xref that contains a wall no longer causes a fatal error.

Other

• CER: Opening drawings with certain entity configurations no longer results in a Fatal Error.

AutoCAD Updates - Other changes include the following: .NET API

• ObjectID.Open no longer causes a crash
• Removing a handler from Database.ObjectAppended then firing the event now generates an error message

64-Bit

• vl-arx-import now functions for namespaces separate from VLX
• i-Drop is operating correctly

Annotation Scaling

• When dragging and dropping a named view from the style sheet manager to the host drawing, the annotation scaling features work properly
• Custom scales which exist in the nested xrefs are no longer duplicated in the host drawing
• Blocks in the Tool Palettes created from the DesignCenter annotative drawings are now annotative

Attributes

• Multiline attributes no longer shift positions every time drawings are saved and opened
• The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette

Blocks

• The Y-scale factor of inserted blocks is now scaled accurately

Communication Center

• The Communication Center is now enabled by default.

Dashboards

• The dashboard panel configuration is now maintained throughout different workspaces and user sessions

Data Extraction

• All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted

Dimensions

• Radial extension arcs may now be disabled, restoring the ability to dimension small radii
• The In-Place dimension text editor size is now correct
• Round-off dimension values now appear correctly
• Dimension breaks no longer cause AutoCAD to hang

Display

• Linetypes now always display properly after zooming operations

DWG

• Copy/paste now works in the drawings saved as 2000 and then resaved in AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, or AutoCAD 2006

E-Transmit

• AutoCAD 2000 and Release 14 file formats are preserved while using ETRANSMIT with the "Keep existing drawing file formats" setting enabled

Fields

• Drawing name field now always plots correctly

Hatch

• The BHATCH command boundary detection mechanism has been improved

Image

• Image frames are no longer plotted or displayed when IMAGEFRAME is set to 0

Layouts

• The ampersand character ("&") may now be entered on the Layout tab

Multileader

• The location of attributes in multileader block is no longer off-center
• Multileader text no longer unexpectedly rotates
• Multileader attributes are no longer off-center in a rotated UCS

MText

• MText tabs are now saved correctly to the older DWG formats
• Certain Japanese characters are displayed correctly
• Portuguese (Iberian and Brazilian) dictionaries now have accented capital letters

Open/Save

• If multiple drawings are opened in Explorer, only a single instance of AutoCAD containing those drawings will launch

Object Snap

• Object snaps now work correctly in blocks

PDF Export

• Raster images now plot correctly to PDF

Performance Tuner

• If there are no new drivers, the "New Driver" bubble does not appear

Plot

• Plotting performance of rotated MrSID images is improved

Tables

• Data linked cell formatting is now correct
• Excel formatting is kept when the paste special (PASTESPEC) command is used

Tool Palette

• Icons are no longer truncated

Visual Styles

• Erroneous lines and display artifacts no longer show up after multiple zooming operations

XREF

• Drawings with long reference paths are referenced properly

Known Issues With This Service Pack

• Problem: After applying the Service Pack 1, all dashboard control panels are displayed regardless of the selected workspace.
• Workaround: Make the desired workspace current.